View as Cover Flow (Mac OS X 10.5 or later)Ĭommand-` (the Grave accent key-above Tab key on a US English keyboard layout) Hide Toolbar / Show Toolbar in Finder windows Open the Home folder of the currently logged-in user account Navigate to the search field in an already-open Spotlight window Select all items in the front Finder window (or desktop if no window is open) Tip: If a startup function doesn't work and you use a third-party keyboard, connect an Apple keyboard and try again.

Press the key or key combination until the expected function occurs/appears (for example, hold Option during startup until Startup Manager appears, or Shift until 'Safe Boot' appears). (Caps Lock) - Toggles Caps Lock on or off (Option key) - 'Alt' may also appear on this key (Command key) - On some Apple keyboards, this key also has an Apple logo ( ) Here are the modifier key symbols you can see in Mac OS X menus: Modifier keys include: Command, Control, Option, Shift, Caps Lock, and the fn key (if your keyboard has a fn key). A modifier key alters the way other keystrokes or mouse clicks are interpreted by Mac OS X. This is also known as the Command-C key combination (or keyboard shortcut).Ī modifier key is a part of many key combinations. For example, pressing the Command key (the key with a symbol) and the 'c' key at the same time copies whatever is currently selected (text, graphics, and so forth) into the Clipboard. To use a keyboard shortcut, or key combination, you press a modifier key with a character key.

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